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- ItemAccess to sexual and reproductive health services: perceptions and experiences of Zimbabwean migrant women in Kayamandi (Stellenbosch, South Africa)(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2023-03) Mukutiri, Tinaye; Prah, Efua; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Sociology and Social Anthropology.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This qualitative study explores Zimbabwean migrant women’s experiences when accessing sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services at the Kayamandi clinic. The national migrancy environment in South Africa is characterized by xenophobic attitudes that cascade down to communities like Kayamandi and is evident at Kayamandi clinic as Zimbabwean migrant women experience subtle xenophobic attitudes from health personnel. Through intersectionality, this study examines how migration status or nationality, gender, location, and language intersect and shape the experiences of Zimbabwean migrant women when accessing SRH services at the Kayamandi clinic. Compromising access to SRH services and indirectly increasing their body’s vulnerability to HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections, revealing how the Zimbabwean woman’s body is a site where exclusion and marginalization are evident. Communication inequality at the Kayamandi clinic affects Zimbabwean migrant women’s access to comprehensive sexuality and reproductive health education; additionally, language is one of the major social determinants of accessing SRH service. Communication inequality and social determinants of SRH services compromise the achievement of Zimbabwean women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). To address their challenges, Zimbabwean migrant women are devising strategies that include seeking SRH services at private institutions and at the Cleotesville clinic. However, even though Zimbabwean migrant women devise strategies to access SRH services, the strategies are not sustainable because SRH services need to be conveniently accessible at the Kayamandi clinic for all. There is a need for the inclusion, engagement, and active participation of Zimbabwean migrant women at the Kayamandi clinic, allowing them to be involved in all SRHR initiatives implemented at the clinic. Drawing on qualitative research methods that include in-depth telephone interviews and the analysis of grey literature, this study only included six Zimbabwean migrant women. The research participants were specifically identified and recruited by utilizing purpose sampling and snowball sampling. The data obtained was thematically analyzed.